
Sensor chip detects cancer biomarker in urine
Researchers have used a chip-based sensor with an integrated laser to detect very low levels of a cancer protein biomarker in a urine sample.
Researchers have used a chip-based sensor with an integrated laser to detect very low levels of a cancer protein biomarker in a urine sample.
Researchers have invented a completely new way for wearable devices to interconnect which enable easier health monitoring, medical interventions and human–machine interfaces.
Researchers are developing new techniques for improving 3D displays for virtual and augmented reality technologies.
Researchers use bubble casting to create soft robotics capable of grabbing and lifting a ball when inflated with air.
Researchers illustrated an innovative approach to developing miniaturized and multifunctional sensors.
A microfluidic chip takes up a water sample, adds the necessary chemicals and transports it to the detection site.
For the first time, researchers have 3D printed essential quadrupole components for linear accelerators from pure copper.
A diagnostic tool can determine the quality of metal droplets and monitor Liquid Metal Jetting (LMJ) prints in real-time.
Researchers have examined common methods used to locate defects inside components.
Engineers have designed a novel sensor that can detect SARS-CoV-2 without any antibodies, giving a result within minutes.
Rice University engineers create nanostructures of glass and crystal for electronics, photonics.
Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind wearable, noninvasive glucose monitoring device prototype.
The cane incorporaties sensing and way-finding approaches from robotics and self-driving vehicles.
Researchers have developed microrobots that can be powered and steered by ultrasound waves.
The researchers have use a new laser-assisted technology that maintains high levels of cell viability and functionality.
Quantum sensing outpaces modern sensing processes by applying quantum mechanics to design and engineering.
Graphene could advance flexible electronics according to a Penn State-led international research team.
Graphene represents incredible opportunities for advancement in many fields, including medical science.
Researchers have developed a new type of atomic sensor made of boron nitride. It is based on a qubit in the crystal lattice and is superior to comparable sensors.
Engineers use Frontera supercomputer to develop physics-informed neural networks for additive manufacturing.
In order to quickly customize implants with complex structures, scientists use 3D printing technology to prepare Ti-Mo alloy implants, and then adjust the microstructure and performance through subsequent heat treatment.
New research could help surgeons perform liver resections with greater accuracy and deliver improved patient outcomes.
Researchers have developed a way of manufacturing stereotactic systems from plastic using a 3D printer – a cost-effective method that opens up new design potential.
Scientists have captured the real-time electrical activity of a beating heart, using a sheet of graphene to record an optical image of the faint electric fields generated by the rhythmic firing of the heart's muscle cells.
In a major scientific leap, researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible to see.
A 3D printer that rapidly produces large batches of custom biological tissues could help make drug development faster and less costly.
Scientists have been receiving help with vital coronavirus research from an unlikely team of data analysts—players of the popular online computer game EVE Online.
A research team has found that a method commonly used to skirt one of metal 3D printing’s biggest problems may be far from a silver bullet.
New optical elements that could revolutionize VR/AR glasses. At its heart is a nanophotonic optical element, which the developers call a metasurface.
Researchers used nanophotonic technology to develop a brain-implantable tool that can aid in the optical imaging of brain activity.
The combination of a 2Photon 3D-printer with an innovative hydrogel-based bioink allows the direct printing of 3D structures containing living cells at both the meso- and microscale.
EPFL spin-off Readily3D has developed a novel system that can print biological tissue in just 30 seconds.
In this third part of our ongoing series, we present eight additional systems that are currently being deployed to decontaminate and sanitize surfaces.
A new method called tensor holography could enable the creation of holograms for virtual reality, 3D printing, medical imaging, and more — and it can run on a smartphone.
Researchers have tested a sensor for measuring hydrogen peroxide concentrations near cell membranes. The sensor has the potential to become a tool for new cancer therapies.
Researchers have developed an antiviral material made from copper, silver and tungsten which can be 3D printed and kills the Covid-19 virus.
By using 3D aerosol jet-printing to put perovskites on graphene, scientists have made X-ray detectors with record sensitivity that can greatly improve the efficiency and reduce the cost.
Researchers are aiming to improve wearables for medical applications and to enable the portable minicomputers to make more accurate measurements.
Researchers have developed a minuscule robot that could revolutionize surgical procedures for treating prostate cancer.
Researchers have found a way to use quantum-entangled photons to encode information in a hologram.
Researchers have developed a unique inkjet printing method for fabricating tiny biocompatible polymer microdisk lasers for biosensing applications.
Researchers have used lasers and molecular tethers to create perfectly patterned platforms for tissue engineering.
A microrobotic opto-electro-mechanical device able to steer a laser beam with high speed and a large range of motion could enhance the possibilities of minimally invasive surgeries.
Scientists have developed a way to integrate liquids directly into materials during the 3D printing process.
A stretchable system that can harvest energy from human breathing and motion for use in wearable health-monitoring devices may be possible.
The following seven robotic systems are either currently being deployed or developed for the fight against the coronavirus.
The open-source system from the 3D printer delivers high-resolution images like commercial microscopes at hundreds of times the price.
A material that mimics human skin in strength, stretchability and sensitivity could be used to collect biological data in real time.
Scientists have cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print advanced electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability to convert light into electricity.
Researchers have developed a high-power, portable version of a device called a quantum cascade laser, which can generate terahertz radiation outside of a laboratory setting.
Researchers have developed a neural cell delivery microrobot that connects neural networks by accurately delivering neurons to the intended locations under the in vitro environment.
Researchers have developed a ceramic artificial bone coating with triple the adhesion strength compared to conventional coating materials.
A new approach using holographic imaging to detect both viruses and antibodies has the potential to aid in medical diagnoses and, specifically, those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers have built a low-cost multiplex test that can rapidly provide three different types of data on COVID-19.
An ingenious device, only a few micrometers in size, enables to study the reaction of individual biological cells to mechanical stress.
Scientists have invented an optical platform that will likely become the new standard in optical biointerfaces.
Researchers have developed a new method of 3D printing gels and other soft materials.
Artificial intelligence is developing at an enormous speed and intelligent instruments will profoundly change surgery and medical interventions.
Researchers have created the first microscopic robots that incorporate semiconductor components, allowing them to be controlled with standard electronic signals.
Researchers have developed a surgical robot that improves precision and control of teleoperated surgical procedures.
Scientists and collaborators are using machine learning to address two key barriers to industrialization of two-photon lithography.
Researchers have used 3D micro-printing to develop the world’s smallest, flexible scope for looking inside blood vessels.
Researchers have built an intelligent mobile robot scientist that can work 24-7, carrying out experiments by itself.
Researchers combine for the first time gene therapy in the cochlea with optical cochlear implants to optogenetically activate the auditory pathway in gerbils.
Scientists have developed a way of using laser-sintering of powdered sugars to produce highly detailed structures that mimick the body’s intricate, branching blood vessels in lab-grown tissues.
A deep learning powered single-strained electronic skin sensor can capture human motion from a distance.
Researchers found that a game could help scientists understand how second language learners learn a new language, and could even help them learn it faster.
Researchers from CSIRO have made it possible to 3D print tailor-made stents, a critical biomedical device used to treat narrow or blocked arteries.
A wearable smart patch will deliver precision data to help people personalise their diets and reduce their risk of developing lifestyle-related chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes.
Researchers have developed a novel sensor for detecting the new coronavirus. In future it could be used to measure the concentration of the virus in the environment.
Next-generation brain implants with more than a thousand electrodes can survive for more than six years.
Researchers used a skin cream infused with microscopic particles, named STAR particles, for therapy of Skin diseases
The University of Zurich has sent adult human stem cells to the International Space Station to explore the production of human tissue in weightlessness.
Researchers describe a way to increase the sensitivity of biological detectors to the point where they can be used in mobile and wearable devices.
For the first time, researchers managed to make intact human organs transparent. Using microscopic imaging they could revealed underlying complex structures of the see-through organs at the cellular level.
By adding infrared capability to the ubiquitous, standard optical microscope, researchers hope to bring cancer diagnosis into the digital era.
Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed a miniature laboratory the size of the tip of a needle.
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a biorobotic hybrid heart for testing prosthetic valves and other cardiac devices.
A highly sensitive wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available.
Researchers have developed a patch-based health diagnosis sensor system that is easily attached to skin, like a band aid.
A novel method of combining advanced optical imaging with an artificial intelligence algorithm produces accurate, real-time intraoperative diagnosis of brain tumors.
In a proof-of-concept work, scientists demonstrated their photonics-based sensors using fibers and liquid-filled petri dishes.
Researchers are using laser scalpels and precision robotics to make tattoo removal faster, more accurate and less painful.
Researchers have developed a new algorithm that enables automated detection of metastases at the level of single disseminated cancer cells in whole mice.
Researchers describe a mass-producible wearable sensor that can monitor levels of metabolites and nutrients in a person's blood by analyzing their sweat.
Researchers refined application of terahertz radiation to promote the analysis of multi-layered tissues for medical purposes and be used for wound treatment.
Researchers have devised a technique that extends the capabilities of fluorescence microscopy, which allows scientists to precisely label parts of living cells and tissue with dyes that glow under special lighting.
Researchers have developed a way to 3D print custom microswimmers that can transport drugs and nanotherapeutic agents, as well as potentially manipulate tissue directly inside the body.
A photonics tech company from Vilnius are on their path to solve the 50-year-old task of making non-invasive blood analysis possible.
Researchers have developed a tiny nanolaser that can function inside of living tissues without harming them.
Researchers use artificial intelligence to improve quality of images recorded by a relatively new biomedical imaging method.
With a new process, living cells can be integrated into fine structures created in a 3D printer - extremely fast and with very high resolution.
Scientists created a 3D printed a wearable kirigami sensor patch for shoulders that could improve injury recovery and athletic training.
Photomedas is the name of a non-invasive system that will help measure the cranial deformation of infants – from newborns, to 12-month-old babies.
Scientists have now produced tiny diamonds, so-called "nanodiamonds", which could serve as a platform for both the therapy and diagnosis of brain diseases.
Engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labrynthine vasculature of the brain.
Researchers have developed an extremely fast optical method for sculpting complex shapes in stem-cell-laden hydrogels and then vascularizing the resulting tissue.
Researchers have developed a new method for producing malleable microstructures – for instance, vascular stents that are 40 times smaller than previously possible.
Researchers are developing microrobots that can deliver drugs to specific spots inside the body while being monitored and controlled from outside the body.
With the new unveiled 3D microscope, researchers can observe the details of how cells operate – all the way down to their organelles.
Researchers have developed a new microrobot that can precisely deliver therapeutic cells to very specific parts of the brain.
Researchers have developed an automatic solution for safe robotic examination and treatment of patients with chronic pain.
3D printing can be used to make a variety of useful objects by building up a shape, layer by layer. Scientists have now bioprinted living tissues, including muscle and bone.
Artificial organs: researchers are developing a lithography method that relies on light sheet illumination and on special photosensitive hydrogels that are mixed with living cells.
Researchers have built a set of magnetic ‘tweezers’ that can position a nano-scale bead inside a human cell in three dimensions with unprecedented precision.
Scientists have developed microscopic, hydrogel-based muscles that can manipulate and mechanically stimulate biological tissue.
Researchers have developed a shoe insole that could help make the healing process more portable for patients who develop ulcers as a result of diabetes.
A scientist has created dissolvable medical implants that can be tailored to different patients and purposes.
Cool tools for scientists: Researchers view cells for hearing in 3D using virtual reality
Researchers at TU Vienna have created an artificial placenta-on-a-chip microfluidic device, using a high-resolution 3D printing process.
Multifunctional ‘smart bandage’ wirelessly monitors a variety of physical signals, from respiration, to body motion, to temperature, to eye movement, to heart and brain activity.
In a world premiere, a team of researchers has developed a magnetic 3D printed microscopic robot that can carry cells to precise locations in live animals.
Graphene electrodes could enable higher quality imaging of brain cell activity.
Bioengineering students program smartphone to guide patients who ‘freeze’ while walking.
Researchers developed a new holographic method called in-flight holography. With this method, they were able to demonstrate the first X-ray holograms of nano-sized viruses that were not attached to any surface.